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    2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He's running Windows 7 right now, so I'll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

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    [–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    The difference is, cars are better than horses. Windows 8, 10 and 11 are all worse than 7.

    [–] shea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    what a terrible take. honestly this community is like a parody of itself sometimes

    [–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    How so? 7 is the last good version of Windows. It's not surprising some people want to keep using it. It does have security issues but at least there are no ads in the Start menu and it doesn't shill for OneDrive on startup.

    [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    So that is true it doesn't do those bad things, but what makes it actually good and not just not bad?

    [–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    Nothing, it's still Windows. But at least it doesn't actively get in the user's way.

    [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    Fair enough. I wish we could fork it.

    Edit: by we I mean someone who knows what they're doing or even what should be done. Which isn't me.